………..Opposition continued to mount among Mecca’s inhabitants, and so Mohammed decided to leave. In 622, he fled to Medina (The City), then known as Yathrib…………
…….. Under Mohammed’s influence, Medina not only became an important spiritual center, but also a flourishing commercial center, and this aroused the envy of the people of Mecca……………..
…………………………… At the beginning of his mission, Mohammed encountered considerable opposition, especially from the existing religions which were mostly polytheistic……………………….
